[Hodar]

[The_Media_never_lie]

Great picture, thanks.

There were lots of speakers today at the ceremony. I am very disappointed, though not surprised that “The Post and Courier” chose to highlight the divisiveness of our past, rather than emphasize the honor of posthumously awarded Medal of Honor recipient Ralph Johnson, who sacrificed his life for his fellow soldiers.

[doorgunner69]

Arleigh Burke class are nice ships, and probably survivable as long as they keep threats a long way out.

[BroJoeK]

Hodar: "These Littorial ships are small and with the communications capabilities they have..."

Not sure where your confusion comes from, Johnson is the opposite of a Littoral LCS.
It's an Arleigh Burke class destroyer, DDG-114:

"These warships were designed as multimission destroyers[5] to fit the
1. antiaircraft warfare (AAW) role with their powerful Aegis radar and surface-to-air missiles;
2. antisubmarine warfare (ASW), with their towed sonar array, anti-submarine rockets, and ASW helicopter;
3. antisurface warfare (ASuW) with their Harpoon missile launcher; and
4. strategic land strike role with their Tomahawk missiles.

"With upgrades to their AN/SPY-1 phased radar systems and their associated missile payloads as part of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, the ships of this class have also begun to demonstrate some promise as mobile antiballistic missile and anti-satellite weaponry platforms."

Among other roles, Arleigh Burkes serve on aircraft carrier strike groups as picket ships to protect the carriers.

We should also note your photo is DDG-81, the USS Winston Chruchill, same class as Johnson, but here is Johnson:

Similar USS Crest DDG-113:

USS Lawrence DDG-110